From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 456 The Town's New Rich Pay First

"A mutated superhuman has been discovered at Smallwell High School!"

"Superpowered individuals massacre Smallmore High School!"

"Mysterious superpowered individual suspected of perishing in a fire!"

"Suspected raw material leak at Luther Chemicals!"

"Rumors say that the superhumans are victims of Luther Corporation's biochemical experiments!"

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The next morning, Whitney became known as a mysterious superpower on the headlines, and Smallwell's popularity continued to rise, but Whitney's surroundings became much quieter.

With such a major incident at the school, classes were naturally suspended.

At that moment, Whitney was at Lana's small farm, where Lana was holding a stick and posing under his guidance.

"good, very good!"

This is the first form of lightsaber swordsmanship, the basic form.

When Whitney noticed Lana's bad mood early in the morning, she had a sudden idea: why not teach Lana swordsmanship to help her relax? To her surprise, Lana was also very interested in it, and the two hit it off immediately, which led to the lesson they were having.

"The first type of swordsmanship is the basic type, which focuses on basic attacks, dodging, target area division and speed training. However, if you master it, you will also have strong combat power. You have good comprehension. If you continue, you will have good combat power."

Lana was originally the school's cheerleader captain, and she has excellent physical qualities. Her flexibility and agility are among the best in her age group, making swordsmanship a good choice for her.

Lana practiced very seriously, perhaps because it was her first time encountering swordsmanship and she found it very novel, or perhaps because she felt that the world was actually very dangerous and she needed some self-defense capabilities. In any case, she seemed to be even more serious than when she was in school.

A black sedan drove across the driveway and stopped beside the farm, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Mr. Whitney."

The car door opened, and Ian got out. He saw two young people practicing martial arts in the open space of the farm and couldn't help but feel a pang of envy.

"Mr. Ian, you're here again?!"

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Whitney raised an eyebrow slightly.

The visitor was Ian, the legal director of the newly established Apple mobile phone company.

"Mr. Fordman, here are a few documents that you need to sign."

Ian walked over with a smile.

"It's a technical issue related to the next season's products."

Whitney took the document, glanced at it, then frowned. She looked up at Ian and said, "I'm the CTO. Technical matters require my approval. I haven't even held a single meeting, and you've given me this garbage drawing?!"

Ian opened his mouth slightly, and after a moment said, "This is, according to the company's plan..."

“I don’t care about the company’s plans; I need to push forward my own.” Whitney stared at Ian and said, “When the company was founded, the contract clearly stated that I would be fully responsible for the technical aspects, while other managers or CEOs would only be responsible for the company’s operations. Go back and tell Miss Waller that this kind of inferior design and technology will not pass my test.”

Ian looked at Whitney, his lips twitching slightly. "This...this...is the company's product for next season...!" "Do as I say," Whitney sneered. "Does she think I know nothing? Giving me a hard time right after taking office? Who does she think she is?!"

“Okay, I understand.” The strong tension in Whitney’s tone made it difficult for Ian to respond; all he could do was relay Whitney’s words back to him.

"Whitney, are you alright?!" Lana noticed that Whitney sounded unhappy and asked.

“It’s nothing, just a clumsy tactic,” Whitney said with a smile. “A woman with a strong desire for power, but unfortunately, she lacks the ability.”

Yes, incompetent—that was Whitney's assessment of Chris Waller, president of the fruit company.

Of course, he also knew why Winston had chosen Chris Waller to be the president of the fruit company.

Because of her sister, Amanda Waller, who is the de facto leader of the Sky Eye Society.

That's how it is in the United States. The revolving door and favors are played out much more elaborately than in the East. Many things that are illegal and criminal in the East are perfectly legitimate and effective strategies here.

Although both Umbrella Corporation and Fruit Company are essentially serving Whitney, it's impossible to make it so obvious. On the surface, Winston controls everything, and Whitney's persona is that of a genius high school student. This persona can't be broken, so it's impossible to let Whitney manage the entire company from the beginning and then inherit Umbrella Corporation. That would be obviously problematic. Therefore, it can only be done step by step.

Similarly, in the United States, a newly established company that wants to grow and thrive inevitably needs the protection of powerful figures; otherwise, its technology and capital will be swallowed up by others, of course, in a legal way, such as through equity investment or technology transfer.

Otherwise, how can large capital grow so powerful?
Chris Waller was the doorman Winston hired, but clearly, that's not what she wanted. She wanted complete control of the company, which led to this situation.

Of course, Whitney wouldn't deal with her personally; that's Winston's business. You invited her, and she caused trouble, so naturally you're the one who has to clean up her mess.

Whitney wiped the sweat from Lana's forehead and said, "Alright, let's call it a day. You can rest for a bit. I have something to do..." He then gave a wry smile. "The mayor and the principal invited me for coffee this afternoon. Damn it, don't they see how big Luther Enterprises is? Why did they think of inviting me?!"

Lana was a smart girl and immediately understood what was going on. She laughed and said, "Lex Luther didn't graduate from Smallwell, while you are a native of Smallwell and a high school student. Of course, you're the first person they would think of."

"That makes sense. It seems we have no choice but to pay this money."

That's how it is in the United States. When you have money, more people will try to take advantage of you. Of course, they'll do it with legitimate reasons. It's not called taking advantage; it's giving you an opportunity to fulfill your social responsibility.

Smallwell is a public school, and that damn mayor doesn't want to spend a single penny. If it weren't for the social impact, Whitney would have shoved a Coke in his face.

"You seem to be in a bad mood."

The young Lex Luthor, who had also been invited by the autumn wind, smiled with a shiny bald head.

"It's not just bad, it's really bad. What happened yesterday killed several people, including my classmates and teammates. It was absolutely terrible."

"I'm sorry." Young Mr. Luther, at least in this world, still possessed a kind heart for the time being; otherwise, he wouldn't have become friends with a simpleton like Clark.

"It's nothing, it's all over."

Whitney shook her head, then looked up at Lex. "But Mr. Lex, is what the newspapers are saying true? Are you really conducting biological experiments in Smallville?!"

“Those are all rumors!” Lex’s face darkened immediately. “Luther Corporation has already sent a lawyer’s letter. If they don’t apologize, we will immediately take these damn media outlets to court.”

"I hope so, Mr. Lex. Are you sure you're aware of all of Luther Enterprises' research projects in Smallwell?!"

"What do you mean?"

“I’m the CTO of the fruit company, and I have several projects that I haven’t even discussed with the CEO,” Whitney smiled slightly. “Are you sure you fully understand Luther Enterprises?!”

(End of this chapter)